Monthly Archives: August 2018

New service changes coming to Interlibrary Loan service in mid-September

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Beginning in mid-September, a few changes are coming to the UT Southwestern Digital Library and Learning Center’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.

Delivery Service Changes

We are excited to offer an expanded free and convenient delivery service of books directly to all UT Southwestern-affiliated borrowers on campus. Additionally, the Bass Center ILL office (BL5.500) will be the only pick-up location available during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).

Pick-Up Options

  • Delivery Service – This free and convenient service is available to affiliated clients on-campus.
  • In Person Pickup – The Bass Center ILL office is located at the Bass Center, 6363 Forest Park Rd (Tower #2), Room BL5.500, during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.). The South Campus Library will no longer be a designated pick-up location.

Drop-Off Options

  • South Campus Main Library Book Drop Slot (near E2.408, 24/7 badge access)
  • North Campus Branch Library (ND2.300, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
  • Bass Center ILL Office  (BL5.500, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

New Terms of Agreement

The Library has a new ILL Terms of Agreement. When logging into your ILLiad account to request materials, you will receive a one-time request to accept the new terms.

For any questions or help, please contact the ILL office during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) by email, on LiveChat, or by phone at 214-648-2002.

Interested to learn more about getting help with or using ILLiad? Go to the ILLiad FAQs.

Looking to increase productivity and efficiency? Try the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)!

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Did you know that the Library offers a resource that can help UT Southwestern labs increase productivity and efficiency?

JoVE’s Science Education collection offers simple, easy-to-understand videos that teach and reinforce laboratory fundamentals. JoVE developed this on-demand learning approach in collaboration with experts at top institutions, ensuring high quality, trusted content. The Library-funded Basic Biology Science Education video database can reduce time spent teaching laboratory basics or providing refreshers to research assistants, students, post docs, and other researchers.

Read about a recent case study at one of UCLA’s labs, which describes how they were able to increase productivity and reduce lab expenses with the animal research training videos that are part of the Basic Biology collection.

Users can view concise lessons repeatedly at any time to help improve learning and retention. An added bonus is the accompanying translation option that allows one to watch the videos and download the accompanying text in other languages such as Chinese, German, and Spanish.

JoVE’s Basic Biology Science Education collection includes the following components:

In addition to the Basic Biology Science Education collection, the Library provides access to all JoVE video journals that focus on biological and medical research. The journals provide experimental techniques, using the same high-quality visual format, with detailed text protocols for increased scientific reproducibility and productivity. JoVE is the leading peer-reviewed, PubMed/Medline indexed methods journal with more than 8,000 published articles. JoVE journal sections include Behavior, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Cancer Research, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology and Infection, Medicine, and Neuroscience.